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FEMA Released 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Including Equity Goals

Last updated:

December 1, 2021

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Stafford Act

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FEMA

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Guidance/Policy

FEMA released its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, in which the first of three goals is to “Instill Equity as a Foundation of Emergency Management.” This goal includes diversifying FEMA’s workforce, recruiting in underrepresented communities, and investing in professional development in partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium of Tribal Colleges and Universities. The plan also stated that FEMA will also seek to address barriers to accessing FEMA assistance, and “counteract systemic disaster inequities” by “intentionally directing resources to communities most in need.” Additional goals included leading the whole of the community in climate resilience and promoting and sustaining a ready FEMA and prepared nation.